TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Roadwork underway from Manatee to Charlotte

Drivers should watch for closed lanes

STAFF REPORT

Published: Monday, January 21, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:54 p.m.

Drivers in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties are advised to use caution in the following areas where the Florida Department of Transportation says road construction or other projects affecting traffic are underway this week:

SARASOTA COUNTY

— Crews are replacing traffic markings on parts of U.S. 41, U.S. Business 41, Bee Ridge Road and Gulf of Mexico Drive. Expect delays.

— U.S. Business 41 south of Indian Avenue in Venice. Northbound outside lane closed from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. starting Tuesday while a contractor constructs curbs, gutters and a driveway.

— U.S. 301 west of Tiger Lily Road. Intermittent lane closures from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday while Florida Power & Light replaces a power pole.

— S.R. 70 and Lockwood Ridge Road. Intermittent closure of westbound lane of S.R. 70 from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 5:30 a.m. Thursday and from 9 p.m. Thursday to 5:30 a.m. Friday while a contractor works on a pipeline.

— S.R. 70 from Lorraine Road to County Road 675. Intermittent lane closures between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Crews are resurfacing the highway and working on guardrails, drainage, signs and pavement markings.

— Manatee Avenue West from 43rd Street to 75th Street. Intermittent lane closures in both directions from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews repair sidewalks.

— S.R. 64 from Wingate Road to the Hardee County line. Intermittent daytime and nightly lane closures during highway resurfacing.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY

— Maintenance is ongoing on nine bridges: Interstate 75 over the Peace River, southbound I-75 over Sandy Hartmans Canal, U.S. 41 over Sunset Canal, U.S. 41 over Morningstar Canal, northbound U.S. 41 over Oyster Creek, U.S. 41 over Alligator Creek, southbound U.S. 17 over Shell Creek.

— From 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., crews are restriping parts of State Road 31, U.S. 17, S.R. 776 and U.S. 41. Expect delays.

— I-75 from the Tuckers Grade interchange to south of the North Jones Loop interchange. Crews are widening the highway to six lanes. Expect shifts in lanes and, between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., lane closures during paving operations